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City Manager Proposes Budget Without Layoffs After Month of Pushback; Funding Cuts Planned Elsewhere
For more than a month, city employees have been waiting and wondering if they are one of the 22 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees slated for layoffs. Pushback from City staff and the City Council has pressured City Manager Shawna Burkhart to create a version of the budget without layoffs.
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New Public Defender Office Expected to Improve Service and Efficiency in Val Verde Courts
The promise of the Miranda Warning, “If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you," will now be better upheld by Val Verde County. The creation of a new public defender office helps address attorney shortages and provides a more consistent system of legal counsel for those who cannot afford it. This action fulfills the fundamental constitutional right to legal representation, as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.

Stevie Quilo
Aug 1, 20253 min read
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